Welfare cards 'not worth the human cost'

By Rebecca Gredley
Updated November 5 2020 - 4:34pm, first published 4:28pm
An inquiry has heard from charities and Indigenous groups about plans to expand the welfare card.
An inquiry has heard from charities and Indigenous groups about plans to expand the welfare card.

Cashless debit cards for welfare recipients are not worth the human cost, senators have been told.

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